Reconstruction

which is considered the “gold standard” for reconstruction (ref). Another auto graft method used with reconstruction is the Hamstring tendon, which is a faster recovery with a smaller incision (ref). If a patient’s ACL reconstruction surgery has already failed, a surgeon may recommend a quadriceps tendon auto graft (ref) or allografts, which is a tendon taken from a cadaver and are becoming increasingly popular due to their success of ACL reconstruction (ref). Physical therapy is a crucial part…

mentioning to freed slaves as citizens, only referring to them as “negroes” or “mulattoes”, or biracial individuals (Foner, Voices of Freedom 7). Fearful of the potential outcome of the cross-cultural interactions amongst races, President Johnson’s Reconstruction policy not only punished white Americans as well as African Americans but punished them harsher. This policy was enough to deter most white Americans from helping blacks. Not only did the laws, and their respective consequences,…

One of the prevalent and frequently seen surgeries in Physical Therapy is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction which is the result of an injury. The ACL is a ligament in the knee. The ligament crosses through to the back of the knee. In sports, an injury to the ACL has been known to take athletes out for a season. The anatomy of the ACL is created to support the knee. The ACL creates a cross in the knee when partnered with the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). The PCL runs…

States. Instead it led to a period of time known as “reconstruction,” which lasted from the end of the war in 1865 to 1877. This period is significant for its radical reforms mixed with racial tensions and divisions. The North won the war and established laws to integrate equality into society. Meanwhile, the South lost the war but was able to manipulate the system and mandate how they treated blacks in their society. Thus, the reconstruction period passed laws and drastically revolutionized the…

Chapter seven is titled “Waging War on Civilians” (171). This chapter talks about the rules of war, targeting civilians, Sherman, and Sheridan’s burning of the Shenandoah Valley (174, 176, 180, 195). In the beginning of this chapter, DiLorenzo discusses what is considered a war crime and describes how it can be punishable to imprisonment or even death (174).One rule of war was that the fight is to be between soldiers and not include civilians; however, Lincoln had been waging war on civilians…

free blacks was in the Reconstruction Acts. This places southern states under military government and told these states to create a new constitution to give universal male suffrage. They also had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. The fourteenth Amendment…

shirt” (using the war divisions to rally voters) However, a divide existed between the party bosses and the candidate. The Party wanted military reconstruction to continue in the South, but Grant wanted to maintain peace in the Union. “Let us have peace” The Democrats, while united under one nation, failed to agree on a platform other than ending reconstruction. Monetary bond policy divided each section of delegates, precipitating a failure on election day. Eventually the Dems chose former…

devastating. Land was ruined, confederate money was worthless, South's’ transportation system was in a complete disaster. The banks were ruined and the government at all levels, were non-existent. During that time, Lincoln was also making the “Reconstruction Plan” which is known as the 10% plan. Southerners had accept ban on slavery, which led them to take a loyalty oath to the United States. The loyalty oath is a pledge of allegiance. When the 10% of the voters in the 1860 election did this,…

In this activity, compare and contrast the three major Reconstruction plans: Lincoln's, Johnson's, and the Radical Republicans'. Which was the most logical and why? What would your plan have been? Johnson’s plan was the most logical because it balanced quickly healing the Union and punishing the South. Lincoln’s 10% plan, in which the Union would readmit Southern states if 10% of voters swore an oath of allegiance, was too lenient. He offered all southerners amnesty, focusing on rebuilding the…

The Civil War’s conclusion was just but the beginning of a reconstruction period that while remained militaristically peaceful, had a long, arduous road of rebuilding the union. Rising out of poverty in the south, Andrew Johnson, took office following Lincoln’s assassination and now faced the seemingly insurmountable task of mending a split nation. However after Johnson 's continuation of Lincoln 's approach to reconstruction, consisting of lenient policy regarding the South and widespread…